SC rejects Vikas Yadav petition in Katara murder case

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by Vikas Yadav, convicted for murdering Nitish Katara, seeking transfer of the appeal proceedings outside Delhi. A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and H S Bedi found no merit in the plea.

Vikas Yadav had pleaded that the appeal against his conviction in the Nitish Katara murder case should be heard either by the Allahabad High Court or any other High Court in the country barring the Delhi High Court.

He claimed that his appeal proceedings would not be held in a fair manner in the Delhi High Court due to the 8220;media glare8221;. Nitish 24, a business executive, was killed by Vikas and Vishal Yadav on the intervening night of February 16-17, 2002.